A pic or two of my Opae Ula

[Rob in Puyallup]

Mama's hanging low...

[Rob in Puyallup]

To LeShrimp... This is a photo I found online of a Metabetaeus (Opae Ula predatory shrimp) and an Opae Ula. Notice the differences.

[Rob in Puyallup]

I've found several Opae Ula shrimplets swimming around the tank this morning. They're very small, and very quick, difficult to keep an eye on, but I managed to get a few pictures...

[Rob in Puyallup]

Not as close up:

[Rob in Puyallup]

As seen with the naked eye. It's the pink blur in the center of this picture.

[BostonJill]

Excellent pictures!!! Thanks for sharing. I had my first berried shrimp about a week ago. I would see her everyday but now I have searched for the last few days and can't seem to find her. I don't see any larvae in the tank. Could the eggs just drop off with out any hatching?

[KenCotigirl]

Nice larvae pictures rob. That cell phone with macro takes great pictures. Good detail on the larvae close up.

[Rob in Puyallup]

Thanks Jill and Ken...

I've heard that a berried female will drop her eggs on occasion. If this has happened, fear not, someone will berry again soon.

I have a lot of hiding spots in my tanks, is easy to lose that one shrimp I'm looking for, then when I don't have the camera in hand it'll show. up.

[Rob in Puyallup]

PS. I found this opae and her "sister" berried on January 14th. Took just under 5 weeks for the eggs to hatch and the larvae to let go.

[Rob in Puyallup]

I had been thinking that Mother Opae Ula had finished giving birth until I found her a little while ago:

[Rob in Puyallup]

Here's her tankmate/sister. Still waiting her day:

[Rob in Puyallup]

A dinner "prepared" by a snail. (If you know what I mean...)

[Rob in Puyallup]

Later this evening after "lights out". I put a pen light flashlight in the right back corner of the tank and waited. This showed up: An Opae Ula shrimplet with his buddy, a cyclop:

[BostonJill]

Once again amazing pictures and with a cell phone no less. You might have mentioned this earlier but how many shrimp are in the tank you're getting these great pictures from?

[Rob in Puyallup]

Hi Jill... There's around 300 +/- in this tank.